The emperor also complained about Gu's daughters-in-law.
Regarding Zhang, his complaint was: "That damn Zhang is truly stupid. She actually came to the Empress and told her to stop me from playing with Gu Laoda, otherwise the Empress would eventually grow old from anger like her. She even told the Empress that she was very beautiful when she was young. I just laughed. Is that what you call beautiful? Luckily, all her children look like Gu Laoda, otherwise, they would have a hard time getting married! Besides, would my Empress even be angry with me?"
The Emperor's complaints about Cai Xiaolian were: "It's a good thing Niannian and Xinxin are sensible, otherwise, with a mother who loves money so much, they would definitely go astray. Tell me, why does Xinxin's mother love to cause trouble? She can just promote her own products to the Empress, but she also has Gu Lao Er promote them to me. If their family becomes the richest in the Great Zhou in less than ten years, I'll laugh. Does she need my permission for this? If you don't give me benefits, do you think I'll let you become the richest in the Great Zhou? Xinxin's mother is too stingy, only giving me such a small amount."
Regarding Aunt Yang, the Emperor's comment was: "Oh, this is truly a case of 'fools have fools' having good fortune!' She doesn't have to do anything. Renren's mother manages the household, and Xinxin's mother manages the outside world. After giving birth, she only needs to listen to her two sisters-in-law, and she has money to spend without worrying about household affairs. The key is, they even have a special place to look after the children; she doesn't even need to look after them! I think my uncle and aunt will live for another ten or twenty years. Then we can divide the family property. And when Gu Laosi's son grows up and it's time for him to get married, Aunt Yang can stay foolish until she's old. She's truly lucky!"
Besides these people, the Emperor also complained about the Gu brothers, Gu En and Gu Ren, as well as the Gu family's children.
The person he complained about the least among the Gu family members was Gu Sangu. He always felt that he and Gu Sangu should be like siblings. The feeling he had for Gu Sangu was even better than his relationship with his elder sister, the current princess.
His only complaint about Gu Sangu was: "You only care about looks when it comes to marriage. How can Guo Fuma, that fool, be worthy of her? Tell me, shouldn't I give her ten or eight male concubines? I have a bunch of beloved concubines, I can't let my sister suffer, can I?"
Eunuch Fu remembered that when he first heard the Emperor say these words, he almost knelt down.
Seriously, whether the Empress Dowager hears this or Grandpa and Grandma Gu hear it, the Emperor is definitely in trouble, and he'll be in a bad mood for the next few days.
Fortunately, the Emperor only complained to him, and of course, he would also complain to the Empress. He and the Empress would never say these things to anyone else.
This is a very mild complaint about the Gu family.
He wasn't so gentle with the other court officials. The emperor often read storybooks and had learned all the folk sayings and insults without using vulgar language perfectly.
Eunuch Fu also overheard the Emperor and Empress mentioning that a certain minister's wife, in her early forties, desperately sought a remedy to give birth to a sickly son so her husband wouldn't drown in the trap of infidelity. The Emperor's exact words were: "Is she crazy? Her eldest grandson is already in school, and she's still desperately trying to have another child. Even an old clam producing a pearl isn't like this. Her husband is already in his fifties with barely any hair left, how did she manage to conceive? Doesn't she think her behavior is like holding a stone from a latrine in her arms as a treasure, and then occasionally squeezing it clean? Ugh...it's disgusting."
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